POSEIDON
09-15-2001, 05:34 AM
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: Fwd: PLEASE read this for our country!
>
> > If you love America, this is a must read.
> >
> > This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.
> >
> > America: The Good Neighbor.
> > Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a
> > remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a
> > Canadian television commentator.
> > What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as
> > printed in the Congressional Record:
> >
> >
> > "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the
> > most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the
earth.
> > Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted
> > out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of
> > dollars
> > and forgave other billions in debts.
> > None of these countries is today paying even the interest
> > on its remaining debts to the United States.
> >
> > When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans
> > who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled
on the
> > streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
> > When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that
> > hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were
flattened by
> > tornadoes. Nobody helped.
> > The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars
into
> > discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing
> > about the decadent, warmongering Americans.
> > I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the
> > erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any
> > other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo
Jet,
> > the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they
fly
> > them?
> > Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
> > Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman
on
> > the moon?
> > You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios.
> > You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles.
> > You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon-not
> > once, but several times-and safely home again.
> > You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right
> > in the store window for everybody to look at.
> >
> > Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here
on
> > our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian
laws, are
> > getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
> > When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down
> > through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them.
> > When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke,
> > nobody loaned them an old caboose.
> > Both are still broke.
> > I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of
other
> > people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else
> > raced to the Americans in trouble?
> > I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco
> > earthquake.
> > Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned
> > tired of hearing them get kicked around.
> > They will come out of this thing with their flag high.
> > And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands
> > that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not
one of
> > those."
> >
> > Stand proud, America!
> > I would hope that each of you would send this to as many people as
you
> > can and emphasize that they should send it to as many of their
friends
> > until this letter is sent to every person on the web.
> >
> >
> >
>
Subject: Fwd: PLEASE read this for our country!
>
> > If you love America, this is a must read.
> >
> > This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.
> >
> > America: The Good Neighbor.
> > Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a
> > remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a
> > Canadian television commentator.
> > What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as
> > printed in the Congressional Record:
> >
> >
> > "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the
> > most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the
earth.
> > Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted
> > out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of
> > dollars
> > and forgave other billions in debts.
> > None of these countries is today paying even the interest
> > on its remaining debts to the United States.
> >
> > When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans
> > who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled
on the
> > streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
> > When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that
> > hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were
flattened by
> > tornadoes. Nobody helped.
> > The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars
into
> > discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing
> > about the decadent, warmongering Americans.
> > I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the
> > erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any
> > other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo
Jet,
> > the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they
fly
> > them?
> > Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
> > Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman
on
> > the moon?
> > You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios.
> > You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles.
> > You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon-not
> > once, but several times-and safely home again.
> > You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right
> > in the store window for everybody to look at.
> >
> > Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here
on
> > our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian
laws, are
> > getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
> > When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down
> > through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them.
> > When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke,
> > nobody loaned them an old caboose.
> > Both are still broke.
> > I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of
other
> > people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else
> > raced to the Americans in trouble?
> > I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco
> > earthquake.
> > Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned
> > tired of hearing them get kicked around.
> > They will come out of this thing with their flag high.
> > And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands
> > that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not
one of
> > those."
> >
> > Stand proud, America!
> > I would hope that each of you would send this to as many people as
you
> > can and emphasize that they should send it to as many of their
friends
> > until this letter is sent to every person on the web.
> >
> >
> >
>